starch
pronunciation
UK [stɑːtʃ]
US [stɑːrtʃ]
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- n.
- 淀粉,含淀粉的食物
- 形式主义
- 古板,僵硬
- 元气
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- vt.
- 把(衣服)上浆
- 给…上浆
- 浆硬
- 使僵硬
Word Origin
starch 使僵硬,使变硬,上浆,淀粉
来自古英语*stercan,使僵硬,使变硬,来自 Proto-Germanic*starkijan,使变硬,来自 PIE*ster, 僵的,硬的,固定的,词源同 stark,startle,sterile.因过去常用浆糊给布料糊浆使布料变硬,而 淀粉是制浆的重要原料,因而引申词义淀粉。现在中国农村仍然有熬制浆糊贴春联的习俗。
Example
- 1. It breaks starch molecules into more digestible fragments .
- 它使得淀粉分子变成更加易消化的片段。
- 2. The crust beauty depends on the amount of sugar and starch .
- 面包皮是否香脆欲滴取决于糖和淀粉的含量。
- 3. My husband like his shirts with heavy starch .
- 我丈夫喜欢他的衬衣过浓浆。
- 4. Gluten-free starch is used in special food preparations for celiac disease patients .
- 无麸质淀粉通常用于治疗麸质过敏症患者的特殊食疗中。
- 5. His attempts to make plastic from potato starch were foiled by hungry snails .
- 他尝试用马铃薯淀粉制作塑料,也被饥饿的蜗牛们破坏了。
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